IMPRISONED in Auschwitz during World War II, Viktor Frankl was no stranger to suffering. Observing the differences in prisoners at the camp, Frankl stated:
“A man who let himself decline because he … [Read more...]

KOJIRŌ SASAKI stood on the beach waiting for his opponent. He looked out along the shore, and across the rolling waves, but there was no sign. He had waited for hours; they had all waited for hours. … [Read more...]

A FEW DAYS AGO, I wrote an article on storytelling and its role in charisma. In it, I broke down the structure of a good story and argued for its role in not just charisma, but in human connection … [Read more...]

IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS to look around and see that, as a species, we’re completely obsessed with stories. Whether it’s the news, television, books or advertising, we consume stories relentlessly. … [Read more...]

THE WORST is going to happen.
When I was 20 years old, my father's liver went into failure and chemicals began to seep into his brain causing it to fail. I remember him struggling to walk, unable to … [Read more...]